Monday, June 30, 2014

A New Caliph

One of the most annoying aspect of Western writings about the Middle East is that Westerners often assume that 1) Muslims have no sense of humor; 2) that Muslims take all matters of the faith too seriously.  3) that Muslims comply with all commands by anyone speaking on behalf of Muslims.  If you look at social media today, there is wide joking and mockery regarding the new Caliph in their midst.